Hi, everyone. In 2022, a new watch hit the market, and following its launch, people swarmed showrooms in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and worldwide, forming long queues to get their hands on this watch. It created waves in the watch industry. The hype is real; people are excited about this.
We're talking about the Moon. The demand surged so high that it was limited to one watch per customer. Stores got closed, and police had to intervene to manage the crowd in some places. But what was so special about this watch? Let's find out. The watch is called the Moon Swatch.
This collaboration between Omega and Swatch is notable. On one hand, Swatch is a fashion brand, while Omega is a serious luxury watch brand. Swatch is known for its funky, colorful quartz watches, which are primarily targeted at the youth. These watches serve as conversation starters. You can have them without breaking your bank balance, as they cost as little as $50. Omega, as we all know, has been the Pioneer in the watch industry, and they are famous for their chronographs.
We're also the official timekeeper in the Paris Olympics 201 24 the Omega speed master is their poster child as it was the first watch on the Moon it was approved "NASA" since then every watch Enthusiast has wanted an Omega speed master professional including me. Still, they are not cheap; it's close to 8 lakhs if I want to buy it here in Pakistan. Let's see how much I have in my bank account. I can't afford it and so do most of the people this is where the Brilliance of the marketing came in they took the Moon watch and made it into a moon's watch which costs just $300 now everyone who couldn't afford a $5,000 Omega can wear this at a fraction of that amount and that is why people went crazy you and I could wear an Omega at an affordable price and the dream of owning a speed master finally became real but how did this happen well the Swatch group is one of the biggest conglomerates in the industry they are the Volkswagen of watches they own Brig glass Omega Hamilton and a lot more this is why Swatch was able to execute this crossover now let's take a look at the watch and find out if the Omega X Swatch is worth it or not it's not this watch series is called the bioceramic moons watch collection it has 11 models called missions the Mission to the Moon is the OG they also had Mission to the sun mission to Mercury to Venus on Earth on Mars to Jupiter mission to Saturn which also has the Saturn's rings mission to Uranus mission to Neptune and to Pluto their dial size is 42 mm with a velcro strap which has the speed master branding the body is bioceramic which feels plastic at the back of every watch the battery case has the same Mission as the watch these are swes and the glass also feels very cheap there are three recess dials and a Tachi meter on the bezel it works as a stopwatch as well press the top button to start the timer and press again to stop. To reset the timer, press the button at the bottom. It will reset automatically.
It's now 2024. The Craze hasn't ended the multiple color dies allow people to match this watch with their outfits it has given birth to several watch enthusiasts SWAT X Omega also introduced a couple of new watches to this collection a few months back now coming to the question of whether you should buy this or not if you're a fan and don't have the money to buy the speed master professional you might want to get your hands on this I am not sure about recommending this watch people thought they were purchasing an Omega at a cheaper price. Still, they bought a Swatch at an inflated one.
